Leucanopsis aurantiaca (Rothschild, 1909)

Type locality. [Brazil, Rondônia], Allianca, below San Antonio, Rio Madeira .

Type specimen. Lectotype ♀ designated by Hampson (1920: 292) (NHMUK).

Taxonomic references. Rothschild (1909; 1910), Hampson (1920), Watson & Goodger (1986) and Vincent & Laguerre (2014).

Material examined. Brazil, Maranhão: Açailândia, 4°57'14.17"S / 47°30'11.08"W. Light traps, 19–27.xi.1990, V.O. Becker legit, 4 specimens (VOB) .

Month records in Maranhão. November.

Geographical records in Brazil. Pará, Rondônia (Amazon), Ceará (Caatinga), Alagoas and São Paulo ( Atlantic Forest).